Ruby on Rails has changed the world of web development since version 1 was released in 2004. It has become known since that time as a powerful framework that allows web applications to be built with relative ease. It's a framework designed with developer productivity and happiness in mind. It's also a framework that continues to change and evolve!In this course, Envato Tuts+ instructor José Mota will give you a preview of some of the new features of the upcoming Rails release: version 5. You'll get a look at some of the biggest changes and deprecations, as well as a preview of the latest versions of built-in libraries like Turbolinks, ActionCable and Sprockets. You'll also see the newly integrated Rails API functionality. Best of all, you'll learn how to get started using Rails 5 beta today!